So well said, Joe. The only difference between college and pro ball at this point is game day experience, and SoFi is a professional football atmosphere with pro football prices as well. Hard to imagine who thinks this is a good idea, even before you get into the legal ramifications…feels that people with no understanding or feel for the college football and UCLA.
My advice ? Get serious about improving the product and winning a few games…and they will come, Ray. Oh, they’ll definitely come.
The BRO report on this, said that they are hoping to get lots of money from the luxury suites and premium seating. Doubt it offsets $1B. Looks like they don't care about the common fan, and they are NOT a pro level team considering the pro level costs for the fans. Stay in the Rose Bowl and use that $1B for NIL and good coach.
It'll be a lot closer to me but I'd miss a lot of the tailgating and the ambience of the mountains in the background. The stadium funnels crowd noise well so it sounds loud even when it's 1/6th full like a Charger game, comfier seats, and not as hot as Rose Bowl can get. Parking will be awful just like RB but more expensive. I still prefer Terry Donahue Pavilion over a generic suite that we have in our season ticket pool, especially the food. If this was something that had to happen because the existing contract ended, sure whatever. But there's no need.
Well said, Joe. Unfortunately, I can't recall a UCLA administration that tended to listen to its fans before making decisions affecting said fans...
So well said, Joe. The only difference between college and pro ball at this point is game day experience, and SoFi is a professional football atmosphere with pro football prices as well. Hard to imagine who thinks this is a good idea, even before you get into the legal ramifications…feels that people with no understanding or feel for the college football and UCLA.
My advice ? Get serious about improving the product and winning a few games…and they will come, Ray. Oh, they’ll definitely come.
You'd think they'd want to spend the billion on a new on-campus stadium...
Such a good point, and also to fully pack NIL for years.
The BRO report on this, said that they are hoping to get lots of money from the luxury suites and premium seating. Doubt it offsets $1B. Looks like they don't care about the common fan, and they are NOT a pro level team considering the pro level costs for the fans. Stay in the Rose Bowl and use that $1B for NIL and good coach.
It'll be a lot closer to me but I'd miss a lot of the tailgating and the ambience of the mountains in the background. The stadium funnels crowd noise well so it sounds loud even when it's 1/6th full like a Charger game, comfier seats, and not as hot as Rose Bowl can get. Parking will be awful just like RB but more expensive. I still prefer Terry Donahue Pavilion over a generic suite that we have in our season ticket pool, especially the food. If this was something that had to happen because the existing contract ended, sure whatever. But there's no need.